Comparison of EGS5 simulations with experiment

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 572, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1083-1093

  Nelson, W Ralph ^a   Field, Clive ^a  

^a SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Electromagnetic shower; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; ENERGY ABSORPTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHOWER; ENERGY DEPOSITION; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 33847111211     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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